G/AG/N/OMN/26  
 
14 December  2021 
(21-9316) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 13 December  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture research support and facilities  744,953 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Animal wealth research support and facilities  191,382 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  936,335   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment  1,003,112 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control and safe use of pesticide.  925,622 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,928,734   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  201,824 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  201,824   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farmers agricultural extension, introducing new technologies, & encouragement 
services projects  119,667 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system  24,950 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Development of information technology services  76,858 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's technical device  138,201 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  359,676   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd  18,322 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Establishment & development of agricultural & veterinarian quarantine  97,285 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries  (1) 
Development of natural pastures  0 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries  (2) 
Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries  237,552 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  353,159   
 Subtotal General Services  3,779,728   
Grand Total Green Box  3,779,728   
Notes:  
(1) The amount spent in this item includes establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics, an d purchasing of equipment  and does not 
include the cost of quarantine services.  
(2) This is an infrastructure project associated wi th environmental programs to develop and maintain natural pastures on government land.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: 
these soft loan facilities are granted to economically viable 
projects to encourage entrepreneurship in the sector.  831,027. 798 Oman Developm ent 
Bank and Ministry of 
Agriculture  (1) 
National project for date palm development.  53,077  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Fisheries   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away 
project  6,125  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Fisheries   
Subtotal:  890,229. 798   
Grand Total Development Programmes  890,229. 798   
Note:  
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3 % interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective project.  
The balance between the prevailing market rate of interest (6 %) and the soft loan interest charged to the farmer (3 %) would be paid by the government.  
The monetary value of OMR (831,027.798) is equivalent to the 3 % balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects.  
 
 
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